MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.94% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '18 at 23:03
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 275
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 798
78% 641 Pts
64-Core 795
49% 795 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7976) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.94% Terrible
Lighting 8.33
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 8.38
7% 9.44 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 16.5
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.94%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 438
Write 137
Mixed 201
56% 259 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 13.7
114% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 28.2
57% 117 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2300 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.9% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 24
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $897
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